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We are learning about non-fiction texts as the children are gathering information ready to write their own non-fiction book about penguins. We have chosen to learn about penguins as it has allowed some great cross curricular learning with our science (learning about animals) and goeography…

Today’s science learning was all about the visible spectrum and how light is made up of all the colours of the rainbow! 
The children explored this through the refraction of sunlight or torchlight through a prism. The results were spectacular! Leo managed to split the sunlight coming through the…

As part of our science and art learning this term we have been noticing the changes in seasons and nature around us. On our visit to Humblescough Farm last week https://inskip.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2022-09-29-18-23-02-humblescough-farm we observed closely the leaves on the trees and ground preparing…

Take a look at the learning our super EYFS children have been doing this week, we have started learning the Phase 2 sounds and the children are making great progress.

Children have been writing stories in their English this half term. 
As part of this, we have been looking at direct speech in our writing. Children participated in a variety of activities to sort direct speech and write their own sentences. Middle school are doing so well with their…

This week, middle school took part in a stone age themed day to immerse ourselves in our topic for the term. 
Children came in to sit on the furs around a fire where they listened to the sounds of the forest. 
Next, we learned about Skara Brae and how archaeologists find primary and secondary…

Here is a gallery of some of the brilliant work and learning the children have been doing in their science lessons over the past few weeks. We have learnt that light travels in straight lines, that we see things because light reflects from objects and into our eyes, that light reflects from shiny…

Middle school have explored internet safety as part of their computing lessons this week. 
Children have considered what is safe to post online and who we should share information with. Children also considered how we can tell if something online is real or not! Everyone signed a 'safer internet'…

The children had a FANTASTIC afternoon out at Humblescough farm on Thursday this week!
We were treated to a lovely fire and some hilarious songs whilst we munched on some biscuits and roasted marshmallows. After that, the children were set free to explore the woods and participate in a multitude…

As part of our PSHE journey, we have continued to explore the question: how can we keep healthy as we grow?

This week, we completed dance challenges and discussed the changes before and after the physical activity. We also completed mindful activities, including guided meditation. We discussed…

This week, Upper School have been exploring negative numbers through various visuals, games and practical ways. They were all able to apply their understanding to different maths problems (including problems involving missing numbers on a number line, money and temperature). We are very impressed…

What a jam-packed, amazing morning we had this morning when we visited Humblescough Farm in Nateby, Garstang.

Mr Sneddon, you are just fantastic! The children were so excited and enthusiastic to take part in all the activities and we all laughed and loved Mr Sneddon’s jokes and funny stories.…